CARDS: Pacific 1993, Pro Set 1993, Gameday 1993, Skybox Premium 1993 ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home SENT: 6/12 RECEIVED: 7/20 (38 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Tom Carter followed in the footsteps of Pat Terrell and Todd Lyght at Notre Dame at DB.
Played 3 years for the Golden Domers from 1990 to ’92 spending time at both CB and FS.
He had 89 total tackles, 10 interceptions for 79 yards and a TD in 33 games.
The Redskins were looking for the heir apparent to aging DB Darrell Green and needed to replace recently departed Martin Mayhew.
Washington nabbed Tom with the 17th overall pick of the 1993 NFL Draft.
He had an impressive rookie season, posting 6 interceptions and 38 total tackles- finishing second in defensive rookie of the year voting.
In 1995 had 4 interceptions for 116 yards and a TD to go along with 1 forced fumble and 78 total tackles.
Signed with the Chicago Bears in 1997.
By 1998 was not a fit for the team scheme as Tom was more of a coverage corner and the Bears were looking for an all-purpose DB.
Still managed to pick off 6 passes in 32 contests.
Cut during the 1999 season- joined the Cincinnati Bengals.
Played an additional 24 games in Cincinnati intercepting 3 passes.
There he became quite popular and was seen as a spiritual leader in the locker room.
ACCOLADES:
All Rookie Team 1993
NOTES:
Tom had no shortage of impressive cards that came out during his rookie season in ’93. Problem is by then I had firmly discovered girls and Nintendo. These things consumed my meager finances and football cards, and autographs at the time slowly began to be left out in the cold for ‘bigger priorities’.
Nikko Remigo played WR at California from 2018-’21, and Fresno State in 2022.
A smallish receiver clocking in at 5’10, 190, Nikko picked up PR duties at Fresno State where he really shined.
As a 5th year senior he caught 74 passes for 852 yards and 6 TDs, and returned 13 punts for 259 yards and 2 TDs.
Signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a UDFA in 2023.
Waived and then placed on IR by the Chiefs after his rookie preseason.
Waived at the end of the 2024 preseason, Nikko was resigned and then promoted to the active roster in December, seeing action on the return team.
NOTES:
Nikko got a pretty decent return in against the Texans in the playoffs. Time will tell if he sticks with the Chiefs. They’ve taken pretty much a budget or FA approach with WRs since the departure of Tyreek Hill. And why not? With Patrick Mahomes being there guiding the team at QB- He does such a great job of elevating the talent around him.
CARDS: Topps 1986, Pro Set 1989 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home SENT: 5/6 RECEIVED: 6/3 (28 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Mike played QB for the Arizona State Sun Devils from 1978-’81.
During his Senior season he led the Pac-10 with 29 TD passes on 171 of 321 passes throwing for 2,489 yards.
Was a 4th round selection of the Baltimore Colts in 1982.
After a rough start as a rookie, finishing 0-8-1… he saw improvement in 1983, throwing for 12 TDs and 2353 yards.
Played for the Colts through their transition to Indianapolis in 1984.
Threw for a career high 2,414 yards 14 TDs in 1985- but also 15 picks.
Traded to the Browns in 1986 and seldom saw action, serving primarily as Bernie Kosar’s backup.
In 1988 hopped into the lineup in relief of Don Strock and nearly guided the Browns to a comeback win over the Houston Oilers in the Wildcard round of the playoffs, narrowly losing 24-23.
Signed with the Rams in 1991, serving as Jim Everett’s backup through the 1993 season, rarely seeing action on the field.
Played one final year in the Arena Football League with the Massachusetts Marauders in 1994.
Does pregame work for the Browns organization and dabbles in coaching at the high school level.
NOTES:
Pretty sure that this Mike Pagel Topps card came out of that box of football cards that spilled out into my room the first time that Josh spent the night. Some of them ended up under a shelf, only to be found years later amazingly in great shape- despite the shag carpet and Horde slime that had become engrained into it.
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cpd
pct
yds
td
int
rat
lg
1509
756
50.1
9414
49
63
63.3
80
NFL
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cpd
pct
yds
td
int
rat
lg
380
205
53.9
2713
46
13
91.7
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ARENA
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
